>>2508a lot of 22 cartridges lack reliability so you could have a reliable gun but it just won't go bang when you need. Still better than nothing though. I would recommend any modern micro compact over a 22 if you have the budget such as the hellcat, sig p365, m&p shield plus, kimber r7 etc. csx kinda sucks since the grip panels can fall off from inserting the magazine just right and the trigger has a false reset so I hear. Fingered one in store once and was somewhat impressed with the size though.